Issues Markets Focused On in Trump’s Speech

President Donald Trump’s address to Congress did little to move markets, largely because it contained few new details on his economic or trade plans, which have been key drivers of global currencies, bonds and stocks in recent weeks. “It was, predictably, long on rhetoric, short on substance,” said Ray Attrill, the global head of currency strategy at National Australia Bank, based in Sydney. Here are five areas markets were focused on, and what was left unsaid.